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Chickenfoot Teen Hunger Force

Chickenfoot announced an animated TV appearance this weekend. Here is what the update: Joe, Chad, Mike and Sammy step into the very strange world of Aqua Teen Hunger Force this Sunday night on Adult Swim TV.

Check out the episode of "I Am a Pod" in which Shake orders what he thinks is an Ipod, but turns out to be seeds to grow a Pod (a la Invasion of the Body Snatchers).

The Pod is a huge Chickenfoot fan and ultimately gets to meet the band at one of their shows, turning them into aliens, and hence they take over the world on their tour. - wanna a preview?

Slash Announces Several TV Appearances

Slash's Myspace blog had this announcement about his activities for the release week of his new solo album (hint: set your Tivos): Slash is known for trailblazing guitar work and the innovative, hard-rocking sounds of his new album will be showcased in a series of unique performances slated for release of his first true solo album. Featuring an all-star roster of guest musicians, Slash, will be available April 6, 2010.

Anticipation has been building for the album since the recent release of the first single "By The Sword" featuring Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother, which is currently in rotation at Rock Radio. To kick of his album release, Slash will be the featured performer at Revolver Golden God Awards with several of his album collaborators making special guest appearances. SLASH will also make a series of late night performances with talk show hosts Jay Leno, George Lopez and Craig Ferguson.

SLASH TV dates to watch (check local listings): • Tuesday, April 6 – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) • Thursday, April 7 – Lopez Tonight with George Lopez (TBS) • Thursday, April 7 – Revolver Golden Gods ceremony from Hollywood (airs May 22 on Vh1) • Friday, April 8 – Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS) - more on this story

Owl City Debuts New Video Today, Stars Tour Next Week

On Wednesday, March 24th OwlCityMusic.com and VEVO are set to premiere the new music video for "Vanilla Twilight" – the second single off Owl City's Universal Republic debut – Ocean Eyes.

The awe inspiring video was the creative vision of Owl City's Adam Young and it was shot in the Historic North Side district of Pittsburgh, PA with the help of Steve Hoover (Director) and Danny Yourd (Producer) of Endeavor Media.

Mr. Hoover and Mr. Yourd run Endeavor Media and have produced and directed over 50 music videos including the one for "Fireflies" – Owl City's first single and runaway hit. The song went to #1 in 22 countries around the world and has gone triple platinum since release. The video topped the charts on VH1, MTV, FUSE and more. - more on this story

Beck and Friends Recording INXS' Hit Album Kick

(Antiquiet) The next installment of Beck's ambitious Record Club series (in which the idiosyncratic artist recruits an assortment of musical friends to cover an entire album) will feature an end-to-end cover of the classic INXS album Kick.

A fascinating little assortment of players, from Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) & the current lineup of Os Mutantes to the Liars, are on board for the project.

Previously, the Record Club parties have covered such gems as the Velvet Underground's first album and Skip Spence's Oar. Kick marks the first time they've fully embraced '80s cheesepop, and from what we've seen so far, things are looking promising… - more on this story

Light This City Add Final Farewell Show

Light This City has just added a final show to the run of previously announced reunion/farewell shows in April. The band will be playing their last show ever on Monday, April 12 in Orangevale, CA at the Boardwalk, with old friends Darkest Hour and label-mates, Animals As Leaders.

This is in addition to shows in San Francisco, Fresno, Anaheim and Los Angeles. The band has been dormant since mid 2008, before the release of their final record, the critically acclaimed, "Stormchaser."

It was just announced that Ben Murray and Laura Nichol's new band, Heart Sounds, has signed with Epitaph Records. Prosthetic Records recently reissued the band's first record, 2004's "The Hero Cycle." - more on this story

John5's Art of Malice Coming in May

(Rocket Science) Guitar hero and Rob Zombie guitarist John5 will release his new studio album, 'The Art of Malice,' on May 11th.

While recording and touring with the likes of Zombie, Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth (Van Halen) and Paul Stanley (Kiss), John5 has been a consistent influence to the current generation of guitar players, an undeniable force of creativity and skill.

This summer, catch John5 back out on the road, performing on stage with Rob Zombie! - dates

Kottonmouth Kings, Insane Clown Posse, Coolio, Kittie, & Necro Tour

The Kottonmouth Kings will be hitting the road in May with Insane Clown Posse, Coolio, Kittie, and Necro. They'll be supporting their new album on the trek. Here is the announcement followed by the dates:

It is the dawn of a new era in the Kottonmouth Kingdom, and on April 20th, 2010, the Kottonmouth Kings will unleash their eleventh studio album Long Live The Kings. For the release of this epic recording, the Kottonmouth Kings have reinvented themselves yet again by adding the Dirtball, who joins the fold as a full-time member.

Powered by the machine gun attack of his motor-mouth, Dirtball injects the group with a newfound firepower that takes the group's sound into uncharted territories. Previously a solo artist who recorded for Suburban Noize Records, Dirtball's ability to snap off raps with jaw-dropping results has forced critics to think twice about the capabilities of white rappers. - more on this story

Metallica Star Paid A Million Bucks For Conan the Conqueror Painting?

(The Metal Den) Metallica's lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett, is reportedly disgusted with the way famed 82 year old artist Frank Frazetta is being treated by certain members in the Frazetta family, who – get this – are allegedly holding the elderly art legend against his own will in Florida.

Frazetta retained all the original Conan paintings, and long refused to part with them. Many were displayed at the Frazetta Museum in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

In 2009, Frazetta's "Conan the Conqueror" painting was the first to be offered for sale, and was purchased by a private collector for $1 million. The supposed buyer was none other than Kirk Hammett, better known for being the lead guitar player in heavy metal's biggest band... - more on this story

Infernaeon Finish Album, Change Lineup

Infernaeon have completed writing their upcoming album for Prosthetic Records and are entering Safe House Production studios to work with legendary guitarist James Murphy (Testament, Obituary, Death), who is working with the band from pre-production through mastering. Infernaeon's last release, "A Symphony of Suffering" was released in March of 2007, also on Prosthetic.

The band is also proud to announce the addition of guitarists Taylor Nordberg and Steven Harger and bassist Mike Poggione. Frontman Brian Werner had this to say about the new members: "It is a real breath of fresh air getting these three in the band. Taylor and Steve are both young, 18 and 19, and hungry and their talent and work ethic are second to none. We've accomplished more in three months than I'd ever been able to accomplish in a year before! I spent time with Mike Poggione in Monstrosity and he's really helping us out in our bass player's absence. Also our drummer Jeramie Kling (The Absence) has really stepped up his game, and in my opinion he could be the next Derek Roddy or Tim Yeung. He has really come into his own as a drummer and it's an honor to still be working with him. The end result is an absolutely amazing sounding album one that I'm proud to be a part of." - more on this story

Tonight's Your Demise Show To Be Streamed Live

St. Albans hardcore powerhouse, Your Demise will bring their highly destructive live show straight to you tonight (starting at 6pm CST/7pm EST) via a live stream from The Rave in Milwaukee, WI.

Known for their explosive live performances, Your Demise has been winning over towns all across North America one by one. This Wednesday, March 24th, the band will show off their brand of hardcore to a far wider audience via the The Rave's live internet stream and will make sure that they start up pits so rowdy that computers around the nation will shake along with them.

To watch Your Demise's live stream go to http://www.theravelive.com/index.php?t=signup2 and sign up to watch The Rave's concert streams online for FREE. Finally, go to http://www.theravelive.com/webcast/ beginning at 6pm CST/7pm EST to watch YOUR DEMISE live from Milwaukee, WI. - more on this story

You Really Got Me: The Story of the Kinks Hitting DVD in May

Voiceprint and MVD Visual are pleased to announce the release of "You Really Got Me - The Story of the Kinks" for North American distribution on May 18.

This DVD contains some of the Kinks finest moments and is full of rarely seen performances from the sixties right through to the nineties and also contains comments from the various members of the band including Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory.

Some of the performances featured here include You Really Got Me, 'Til The End Of The Day, Waterloo Sunset, Days, Celluloid Heroes and many more including the Dave Davies hit single Death Of A Clown. Footage comes from live concerts and television performances in America, the UK, Germany and Japan. - more on this story

The Gaslight Anthem To Deliver American Slang in June

The Gaslight Anthem have unveiled the track listing for their forthcoming album: American Slang (SideOneDummy Records).

American Slang is set for release in the U.S. and Canada on June 15th, and around the world that same week. Produced by Ted Hutt (who produced the band's acclaimed second album, THE '59 SOUND), AMERICAN SLANG heralds a dramatic leap forward for The Gaslight Anthem.

Tracks such as "Bring It On," "Orphans" and "Stay Lucky" bristle and burn with the spirit of soul and the artistic adventurousness and impressive confidence of a band that has come into its own and found its own voice. The Gaslight Anthem is Brian Fallon (vocals/rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (guitar), Ben Horowitz (drums) and Alex Levine (bass). - more on this story

Winds Of Plague Kick Off New Tour With Fear Factory

Winds Of Plague just decimated the masses across North America on their headlining Never Say Die! Tour with Despised Icon, For Today, Stray From The Path and The World We Knew.

The group continues their tireless touring schedule this week heading out on another cross country trek as direct support to genre legends Fear Factory. Dirge Within and Periphery round out this stellar package

This touring onslaught is all capped off this summer with their performance on the much anticipated Mayhem Tour performing on the Jagermeister Stage alongside such major acts as Hatebreed, Chimaira and Shadows Fall. This is the band's biggest North American touring opportunity yet and it also marks their first outdoor festival tour. - more on this story

Evile Road Tale

UK thrashers, Evile are currently in the midst of a whirlwind North American tour with Kreator and are set to join up with Overkill in the very soon. Taking a few minutes to collect his thoughts on the tour so far, Evile guitarist, Ol Drake recounts the band's excitement to finally play for their great fans around the continent:

"As I sit here stealing someone's Internet, I can't think of the right words to express how excited we are to be out here in the States and Canada. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly to us. It's great. Was awesome to be out with VOIVOD on the first half of Kreator. Such a good band - was an honor to share the stage with them. Kataklysm and Lightning Swords of Death joined the tour the other night, very cool bands and nice guys. There's nothing I love more than being on a tour with good people. All of Kreator and crew are brilliant. Such a pleasure to be here.

We love North America and we're already talking about doing more tours and getting to as many places over here as possible. Like it or not you're going to get more Evile! Oh no! / Oh Yes!" - more on this story

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Spring Tour

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, known for their joyous, euphoria-inducing live show, will hit the road for a two-month run of headlining tour dates.

The tour kicks of April 15th in Solana Beach, CA and ends June 22nd in Tempe, AZ. Dawes will be opening all the headline dates.

Along the way, the band will stop in Indio, CA for a performance at the renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 17th. Other festivals at which the band will be appearing include the Sasquatch! Festival in George, WA on May 29th , Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN on June 11th and Telluride Bluegrass Festival on June 19. - more on this story

Our Last Night Set New Album Release

Melodic-metal group Our Last Night return with the release of their sophomore album, We Will All Evolve, due out May 4 via Epitaph Records. Fans can check out the first track from the album, "Elephants," streaming now on their MySpace page.

Like the album's title suggests, the New Hampshire quintet have gone through their own evolution over the past few years. Transforming into a tightly knit group and honing their craft of striking technicality, crushing metal-laden riffs and catchy melodic choruses, Our Last night have emerged with one of the scene's most impactful records of 2010.

Produced by Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Versa Emerge) and mixed by David Bendeth (Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, Set Your Goals), We Will All Evolve explodes with depth and maturity blending harsh and melodious vocals over progressive, breakneck-metal driven guitars, heavy hitting bass and pummeling drums. Ripping through thirty-seven plus minutes of melodic mayhem with tracks like the furious first single, "Elephants," the indisputably catchy "The Air I Breath," and the bouncy pop-metal hybrid "Into the Future," Our Last Night prove without a doubt why they'll be the scene's most buzzed about band. - more on this story

Passion Pit's Ayad Al Adhamy Inks The Joy Formidable To Black Bell Records

Wales trio The Joy Formidable is the first band signed to Black Bell Records, the label founded by Passion Pit's Ayad Al Adhamy. The band's debut release on Black Bell will be an 8-song EP titled A Balloon Called Moaning on May 4. The EP was recorded in the band's home bedroom studio, and was entirely self-produced.

Of his roster's first act, Ayad says that "The Joy Formidable grabbed my attention when I first heard the EP. The loud guitars, epic drums and dense textures with lush pop vocals and melodies just stood out from everything else I was listening to. Since then I've been an addict, and so has everyone I have shown this band to."

The Joy Formidable was conceived by music-obsessed friends Ritzy Bryan and Rhyddian Dafydd when they were both students in Wales. After a brief hiatus during which Ritzy and Rhyddian went their separate ways, the pair reunited in Wales and began to develop their sound. They relocated to London, brought in drummer Matt Thomas, and got down to writing and recording a record. - more on this story

Brother Dege To Give Us Folk Songs Of The American Longhair Album and Tour

Get ready for some raw dirt, railroad pounding, swamp-fried, Louisiana Mekong Delta blues music. Like the mad lovechild of Robert Johnson and Jim Morrison, Dege Legg (aka Brother Dege), the Cajun-born and Louisiana-raised leader of the band Santeria, releases his highly anticipated "slide/Dobro record" entitled Folk Songs Of The American Longhair, produced by 4x Grammy-winner Tony Daigle (Dr. John, Sonny Landreth, Gatemouth Brown, Bobby Charles), Legg and Primo (also from Santeria).

This is Delta Blues for the 21st Century, raging out of the swamplands of Louisiana. Dripping with atmosphere and backwoods noir. The real deal—death-obsessed, god-fearing, foot stomping acoustic blues steeped in the devilish myths and haunted ambience that permeates every inch of Louisiana. Factor in some Historic longhaired rock & roll influences – from Sabbath to Black Flag – and you've got an art project and anthropological study wrapped in one time traveling package.

Folk Songs of the American Longhair takes the listener on a mind-bending, soul-crushing slide guitar journey into the backroads of the Deep South. Legg composed ten original tunes in the Delta-slide tradition, paying tribute to the old masters while pushing into the apocalyptic future. Much like the field recordings of Alan Lomax, the record tunnels into the ancient mysteries of pre-war blues, recorded in sheds, old houses and open fields. It's like Son House at a surrealist convention. Slide players from the U.S. to Europe are already covering the tunes - via a series of live Brother Dege YouTube videos which have garnered over 150,000 plays with no promotional hype or jive. - more on this story

Any Artist Can Now Make Their Own V-Albums

ScatterTunes, the company that is revolutionizing the presentation of music through its innovative and interactive V-Album technologies, is pleased to announce its VA (V-Album) Creation tool and "Artists On The Rise" program. While V-Albums from stars such as Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Katy Perry and Sheryl Crow already figure prominently in ScatterTunes' business, ScatterTunes.com is now set to become a home for discovering new talent, when the company debuts its "Artists On The Rise" program in April 2010.

The ScatterTunes free VA Creation application, scheduled to launch in May 2010, will allow independent artists and bands to choose a V-Album style template, and then fully customize it to reflect their vision. These artists will easily be able to incorporate their music, photos, videos, lyrics, and all other V-Album assets, to create their own professional V-Album product that can be distributed, with the purchase of an economical package of download codes, to friends, family and fans. This offers artists the most convenient way available to transform their recordings into a multimedia package through V-Album technology, surpassing all other internet outlets with the ease of its user experience. In addition, artists can submit these V-Albums to ScatterTunes for sales consideration under its "Artists On The Rise" program or can "upstream" onto the site via various competition programs. Creation of V-Albums and submission to the ScatterTunes store for sales consideration is free for artists. - more on this story

Sing It Loud Going Soph in May

Minneapolis pop-rock group Sing It Loud will be releasing their sophomore album, Everything Collide, on May 11 via Epitaph Records.

Made up of Pat Brown (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Kieren Smith (Guitar/Backing Vocals), Nate Flynn (Bass), Ben Peterson (Piano/Keyboard) and Chris Lee (Drums), the quintet entered Studio Melmac in Minneapolis in the fall of 2009 with producer/engineer/mixer Jordan Schmidt (All Time Low, Quietdrive) at the helm, while Grammy Award-winner Mike Shipley (My Chemical Romance, Def Leppard) provided additional mixes after recording. The result is thirty-seven minutes of undeniable, chart-worthy pop-rock hits that will please their fans and have new listeners falling head-over-heels for them soon.

"I know many bands say this but we wanted to make an album that would stand out from all of the bands releasing albums in our genre and I truly feel like we went above and beyond that expectation," explains frontman Pat Brown. "We also wanted to create an album that you can listen to from front to back that is strong and dynamic all the way through, which I feel doesn't happen enough these days. I remember listening to bands like Taking Back Sunday, The Starting Line, Less Than Jake, Fall Out Boy, Motion City Soundtrack, bands I would listen to their albums over and over and over from track one until the end. That's what I think people will do with Everything Collide." - more on this story